ZCZC MIATCPEP2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN-E INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 5A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM PDT FRI AUG 07 1998 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION BRINGING HEAVY RAIN TO BAJA CALIFORNIA MEXICO... AT 5 PM PDT...0000 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA SOUTH OF CABO SAN LAZARO ON THE WEST COAST AND SOUTH OF LOS BURROS ON THE EAST COAST. AT 5 PM PDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN-E WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 112.2 WEST OR ABOUT 185 MILES ...300 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CABO SAN LUCAS ON THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH... 55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE DEPRESSION COULD BECOME A TROPICAL STORM LATER TODAY OR ON SATURDAY...POTENTIALLY BRINGING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH AREA AND ADJACENT WATERS OF THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN AND GULF OF CALIFORNIA. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA...AND COULD PRODUCE LIFE- THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. REPEATING THE 5 PM PDT POSITION...21.2 N...112.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 PM PDT. JARVINEN NNNN